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Chapter 674 Age Disturbance
Under the boos of the audience at Quicken Loans Center, Bai Jidong received the FMVP trophy, which was his third consecutive year in three years.

The only person in the entire NBA history who has won the MVP of the regular season and the MVP of the finals for three consecutive years.

"MVP in three consecutive doubles, this is something that Michael Jordan did not do, the White Wolf has already made history." Hope said excitedly.

Bai Jidong held up the trophy, his eyes were indifferent, as if it was something that couldn't be easier.

In this way, the 2006-07 season is over.

The day after the Finals, Chris Webber announced that he would not exercise his player option for next year and chose to retire.

"From the players to the coaches to the fans, I am very grateful to them for supporting me through my career. I am grateful to the owners, doctors, trainers, ball boys and bench players. Everyone who not only supported me but helped me improve These people. I will not let down your love for me, and I will continue to work hard in my future basketball career."

Webber ended his 14-year career with a championship.

"You retired like this?" Bai Jidong was at the press conference.

Weber smiled wryly, "Do you think I can still play the game now? I've reached my limit, and it doesn't make any sense to continue."

"The Brotherhood of Champions is going to be disbanded too?" Bai Jidong is happy to see such a nonsense team disbanded. (Who told him that he was not even a lottery pick at the end of the first round)

Weber looked confident, "The Brotherhood of the First Scholar will never be disbanded, even if Michael is the only one left, the Brotherhood of the First Scholar will not be disbanded."

"Okay, whatever you want." Bai Jidong suddenly felt a little sentimental.

There is one less player who entered the league earlier than him.This number will continue to decrease, and in the end, Bai Jidong will become the oldest player in the league.

"Any plans for the future?"

Bai Jidong casually asked, Wei Bo had already arranged for himself a way out, and he was ready to accept the job offered to him by the TNT Tiantuan.

After retiring, he will become a commentator and commentator for TNT.With Weber's charm and communication skills, Bai Jidong believes that he can do the job well.

There are still two weeks before the start of the draft, and the teams are actively trading.

Teams that lack a cornerstone don't want the likes of Grete Oden, Kevin Durant, Joakim Noah, and others to fall into other teams' pockets.

Scouts are calling this year's draft one of the most talented ever.

Oden's talent is fascinating, and everyone agrees that he is the most talented big man after Tim Duncan.

He's followed by the gorgeous shooting and athletic forward Kevin Durant.

There are about 20 equally attractive prospects who may have to wait for the 2008 draft when the competition is less intense.

The entire 2007 draft racks look rich, especially filled with high-quality big men.There are also plenty of good options at small forward.But relatively speaking, the guard line looks a bit weak, especially the point guard may be underpaid for the second consecutive year.

The reputation of this class of rookies is very bluffing, and many people think that they can surpass the 96 generation and the 03 generation.Like Auden.When Bai Jidong heard the name Auden for the first time, this big man had already booked the number one spot.

Oden didn't disappoint -- despite missing Ohio State's first seven games due to injury -- during his freshman season.After participating in the competition, it was still like a bag for him.

The Timberwolves don't have any high-ranking chips in their hands, and they don't even have a first-round pick (traded away), so it doesn't make sense to pay attention to these superstars.

Bai Jidong usually doesn't pay much attention to the draft, but this year, Yi Jianlian is participating in the draft, so he has to take care of it due to emotion and reason.

Yi Jianlian's market is very good. In the last few drafts, the picks have risen steadily, and the best prediction is the fourth pick.

Bai Jidong doesn't care where Auden King's Landing is or who Durant gets, as long as Yi Jianlian has a good home, that's enough.

Things didn't go so smoothly. Just a few days before the draft, someone in China suddenly revealed Yi Jianlian's real age.

It was Yi Jianlian's admission ticket, and Yi Jianlian's real age was written on it, which was three years older than the official age.

Paying more and more attention to potential is because the NBA is particularly sensitive to age. If Yi Jianlian's age is true, his current combat power shows that he has great potential and has amazing room for improvement.

Conversely, if age has moisture, then think twice.

Clearly, a 23-year-old with obvious flaws isn't worth a lottery pick.

As soon as the news came out, the teams holding lottery picks lost interest in Yi Jianlian, and Yi Jianlian's draft market fell precipitously.

Even so, on the day of the draft, Yi Jianlian was officially invited by the NBA into the small green room.

"Don't worry, you will definitely be selected." Bai Jidong comforted.

The age turmoil had a great impact on Yi Jianlian, which directly changed the positioning of his economic team.It is rumored that some teams that were originally interested in Yi Jianlian have already shifted their targets.

Before the start of the meeting, the two on-site commentators had a heated discussion about who the Portland Trail Blazers would choose as the No. [-] pick.

"If Portland doesn't choose Gretel, I suspect that Seattle bought their scouts. Even a three-year-old kid in your family can easily make this decision. Choose Greg, that's right." Kanan said , "A figure that can't be taught, especially a 7-foot-tall, 280-pound physique. Plus, a 7-foot-2 wingspan and a 33-inch vertical jump. Durant doesn't suffer from height, but the three That metric is a big gap."

"OK, if I had to choose, I would choose the more future-oriented and healthier KD." Another commentator Monkey said, "How can you stop a guy who is so tall, so fast, and has outstanding skills from shooting the ball? ? Not even Bruce Bowen's airtight defense will work."

"The injury didn't affect Greg at all," Kanan concluded. "Greg hasn't fully healed from surgery on his right wrist. He's still wearing a brace, but still, the kid is averaging 15.4 points and 10.1 rebounds, and shot 65.8 percent from the field. He can throw the hook with his left hand, as if he was born left-handed. Even more amazing is that he has a left-handed free throw - 60.00% One-in-one shooting percentage. That's a shooting percentage that Shaq couldn't even hit with his right hand."

"Times have changed, man," Monkey laughed.

"Dominant post centers aren't as valuable as they used to be. Greg may scare off guys trying to get in the paint, but when Greg's man scores from 15 feet, he can do it. What? Plus, he couldn't trick guards into layups and block the ball as successfully as he did in college."

"Furthermore, in the past 20 years, how many teams relied on a center who was good at blocking shots to win the championship? The Rockets' two consecutive championships relied on Hakeem Olajuwon's offensive and defensive dominance, not blocking shots. And Ben Wallace A cog in the Pistons -- an important one, not a franchise leader. The defense might win the championship, but I feel like there has to be a scorer to be the trailblazer."

The narrator was arguing about who was the No. [-] pick and who should be the No. [-] pick. David Stern stepped into the sight of everyone with deep steps and spoke the Portland Trail Blazers' choice in a loud voice.

"In the 2007 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Greg Oden with the first pick, from Ohio State University!"

The scene cheered neatly and unanimously, this was almost a choice without any suspense.

Auden, who was far more mature than his peers, walked up to the stage, hugged him warmly, and smiled like a child.

"Is this guy a relative of LeBron?" Bai Jidong asked in surprise.

Auden's name can be said to be very popular, but this is the first time Bai Jidong saw Auden in person. It is no exaggeration to say that Auden really reminded him of James.

"White Wolf, Greg is the highest-rated rookie in the history of ESPN. What do you expect from him?" The reporter on the spot found Bai Jidong.

"He's definitely going to be the cornerstone of a team, he's a player who can be the centerpiece of a team. I'm sure his name will be with Bill Russell, David Binson, Hakeem Olaju Wang and Shaq were mentioned together." Bai Jidong complimented this rookie who had just started his career as much as possible.

On the court, he is a mean and vicious crow, but off the court, he is a warm and polite goodbye.

There was no suspense about the next pick. The Seattle SuperSonics selected Kevin Durant with their second pick.

Durant was tall and thin. If someone told Bai Jidong that he played in the same position as him, had amazing coordination, and had a cold-blooded and ruthless shooting technique, then Bai Jidong would definitely scream.

Next came the Eagles with the third overall pick. Yi Jianlian sat up straight. He was looking forward to hearing his name. The Eagles have always been very interested in him.

As a result, the Eagles chose Al Horford. This was the first time Yi Jianlian's face darkened. He didn't know that his nightmare had just begun.

Bai Jidong expected Yi Jianlian to be at least a lottery pick. He didn't know how much the domestic report had on Yi Jianlian.

Next came the Grizzlies. They hadn't shown any interest in Yi Jianlian before, and it was expected that they would choose someone else.

The Grizzlies selected Oden alumnus, Ohio State guard Mike Conley.

Seeing these young people come to the stage one by one, Bai Jidong was a little envious, he didn't have such ostentation back then.

Times have changed, and the increasingly commercialized NBA has more and more talent.

The Celtics, who failed to get Oden and Durant, were only interested in others, and they chose junior forward Jeff Green.

Next came the Bucks. Yi Jianlian raised his head and listened carefully.

Although he rejected the Bucks' invitation to try out before, if the Bucks choose him with the sixth overall pick, he is very willing to play in Milwaukee.

"In the 2007 NBA draft, the Milwaukee Bucks selected Brandon Wright with the sixth overall pick from the University of North Carolina."

(End of this chapter)